diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstva.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstva.h
index b3c4f5cee9..0736fc9934 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstva.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstva.h
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ typedef enum
   GST_VA_FEATURE_AUTO,
 } GstVaFeature;
 
+enum
+{
+  /* jpeg decoder in i965 driver cannot create surfaces with fourcc */
+  GST_VA_HACK_SURFACE_NO_FOURCC = 1 << 0,
+};
+
 #include <gst/va/va-prelude.h>
 #include <gst/va/va-enumtypes.h>
 #include <gst/va/gstvadisplay.h>
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.c
index fb26ef7052..29e106a661 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.c
@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ struct _GstVaAllocator
   GstVideoInfo info;
   guint usage_hint;
 
+  guint32 hacks;
+
   GstVaSurfaceCopy *copy;
 
   GstVaMemoryPool pool;
@@ -1556,7 +1558,8 @@ gst_va_allocator_try (GstAllocator * allocator)
     self->fourcc = 0;
     self->rt_format = gst_va_chroma_from_video_format (self->img_format);
   } else {
-    self->fourcc = gst_va_fourcc_from_video_format (self->surface_format);
+    if (G_LIKELY (!(self->hacks & GST_VA_HACK_SURFACE_NO_FOURCC)))
+      self->fourcc = gst_va_fourcc_from_video_format (self->surface_format);
     self->rt_format = gst_va_chroma_from_video_format (self->surface_format);
   }
 
@@ -1641,6 +1644,17 @@ gst_va_allocator_get_format (GstAllocator * allocator, GstVideoInfo * info,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+void
+gst_va_allocator_set_hacks (GstAllocator * allocator, guint32 hacks)
+{
+  GstVaAllocator *self;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_VA_ALLOCATOR (allocator));
+  self = GST_VA_ALLOCATOR (allocator);
+
+  self->hacks = hacks;
+}
+
 /*============ Utilities =====================================================*/
 
 VASurfaceID
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.h
index 79f84c0e2a..f6d883c680 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvaallocator.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ gboolean              gst_va_allocator_get_format         (GstAllocator * alloca
                                                            GstVideoInfo * info,
                                                            guint * usage_hint,
 							   GstVaFeature * use_derived);
+GST_VA_API
+void                  gst_va_allocator_set_hacks          (GstAllocator * allocator,
+                                                           guint32 hack);
 
 GST_VA_API
 VASurfaceID           gst_va_memory_get_surface           (GstMemory * mem);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
index 957bf07fec..fdd469f4c8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ _create_allocator (GstVaBaseDec * base, GstCaps * caps)
     GArray *surface_formats =
         gst_va_decoder_get_surface_formats (base->decoder);
     allocator = gst_va_allocator_new (base->display, surface_formats);
+    gst_va_allocator_set_hacks (allocator, base->hacks);
   }
 
   return allocator;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.h
index 048d7ac5b2..cfe5a3a759 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ struct _GstVaBaseDec
   GstVideoConverter *convert;
 
   gboolean need_negotiation;
+
+  guint32 hacks;
 };
 
 struct _GstVaBaseDecClass